BUG: RPC Using SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT and SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT May Cause AV

ID: Q223257

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0

BUG #: 54840 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Server process may experience multiple exceptions, generally access violations (AVs), and/or may stop unexpectedly if the first invocation of a given procedure is an SQL remote procedure call (RPC) event using the SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT and SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT bindings during initial submittal.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next SQL Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Version      File name       Platform
   -------------------------------------
   7.00.654     S70654i.exe     Intel
   7.00.654     S70654a.exe     Alpha

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

Update the application to avoid the use of the SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT option.

-or-

Drop and re-create the procedure, adding the WITH RECOMPILE directive to the creation script. The following is an example:
```
create procedure spTest @strData char(80) = "RD"
WITH RECOMPILE
as
begin
   select 1
end 
```

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 7.0.

Additional query words: abnormal termination terminate terminated


Keywords          : SSrvGPF kbbug7.00 
Version           : winnt:7.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999